CASE 2/ Fiat Chrysler alliance 1/ Strengths and weaknesses of Fiat GM alliance Fiat was close to bankruptcy (no sustainable position) ; GM took 20% and Fiat received a put option ; explain ? Relations deteriorated (operations phase)‚ GM became less interested : Alliance was not equal ; The gross of the company has been different (different cycle and country) ; 2/ Strengths and weaknesses of Chrysler Daimler alliance Merger of equals‚ however Daimler baught Chrysler for bn$ 36 ; isnt’ it surprising
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Chad Jones ECO/372 Principles of Macroeconomics April 23‚ 2012 Tom Hodgkiss In the world of economics‚ understanding many terminologies can enhance one’s ability to be successful with consumers’ patterns of using goods or services and how those factors affect the economy when they are produced‚ distributed‚ and consumed. Gross Domestic Product or GDP is the official measure of goods and services produced in a
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chosen to research the topic of Both Ford and GM experienced serious issues during the pre‚ during and post TARP period causing them to restructure and change how they do business. Each of them reacted to these pressures differently. My paper will compare and contrast the way both companies reacted to this pressure. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ UBS auto analyst Colin Langan did a comparison report on GM and Ford. His report compares Ford and GM across eight different categories: 1) financial
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decision makers. If enterprise culture management is ultimately determined by enterprise strategy management‚ the decision makers of Enron obviously ignored the rationality of corporate culture management. When talking about the bankruptcy of Enron Corp‚ Welch‚ the former CEO of GM pointed out the Enron’s despise on corporate culture: " Enron is a first-class petroleum and natural gas supplier‚ but later they turned to the trade field‚ which they are completely not familiar with‚ and then they hired a
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Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 204‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries‚ and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ GMC‚ GM Daewoo‚ Holden‚ Opel‚ Vauxhall and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is the United States‚ followed by China‚
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market needs much improvement. With the vast growing nature of the United States and international automakers‚ Chrysler has to improve their performance and appeal to even compete at their level. Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection under section 364 of chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code. Chrysler announced that it would establish a global strategic alliance with Fiat. CEO of Fiat Sergio Marchionne will take over as presidency of Chrysler as well. People want to know how the new management will
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company was established in 1908 by William C. Durant and Charles Stewart Mott‚ and then after its bankruptcy again in 2010 - November 18. It scored the infamous record as the third largest bankruptcy in the U.S.‚ and the largest carmaker bankruptcy in history. Following the restructuring of GM is the majority owner the United States government‚ which has invested in saving the automaker 50 billion $. GM is now again #1 in total vehicle sales in the world ’s two largest auto markets‚ China and the U
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and the apathetic culture of production in GM-H factories. We will examine the consumption of the Commodore‚ and how its surrounding discourse is regulated. Through this analysis we will see clearly the myths for what they are. But first‚ I ask‚ is the Commodore deserving of its fan base? Is its identity created by Holden’s PR department‚ or by its fans? And most importantly‚ is the Commodore a true icon of Australian culture? I. Identity GM-H has succeeded in creating Holden tribalism
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A recession is the contraction phase of business cycle. The official agency in charge of declaring that the economy is in a state of recession is the nation bureau of economic research. According to NBER the recession is defiend as “Significant decline in economic activity lasting more then a few months”‚ which is normally visible in GDP‚ real income‚ employment‚ industrial production‚ and wholesaler- retail sales. WHAT CAUSES RECESSION ? An economy which grow over a period of time tends to
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Parachutes Often in a stack of current newspapers‚ the front page topics that will catch your attention are ethical issues behind upper management compensations; in this case‚ on March 30th 2009‚ the issue that surfaced was Rick Wagoner’s leave from GM and his retirement package and how his actual/ base compensation doubled in his last year from approximately $7M to $15M.(7) With the current economic crisis‚ many people outside the business society have become aware of the ridiculously high income
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